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Chermoula Fish Fry

Chermoula Fish Fry

  • 30 min
  • medium
  • Serves 4

Prep 10 min · Cook 20 min

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3 steps, each one filmed. A short video for every step, so your hands never have to leave the pan.

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Also known as charmoula fish fry · Non-veg · Snacks & Starters, Kebabs, Tikkas & Grills

Chermoula fish fry: scored snapper rubbed in mint, coriander, garlic, cumin and lemon, cooked on a grill pan. Medium-spicy, serves 4, 30 minutes, with video.

Low calorie

Good for: Party

Ingredients

14 items

4 people
  • Mint Leaves½ cup
  • Coriander Leaves1 cup
  • Garlic6 cloves
  • Cumin1 tbsp
  • Red Chilli Flakes2 tsp
  • Banana Chilli, Deseeded and Chopped2
  • Lemon Juice30 ml
  • Paprika Powder1 tsp
  • Salt2 tsp
  • Black Pepper Powder1 tsp
  • Sugar½ tbsp
  • Olive Oil2 tbsp
  • Snapper3
  • Oil1 tsp

Contains: fish.

Nutrition

Per 1 person, and for all 4 people. Worked out from the ingredients, so treat it as a close guide.

NutrientPer 1 personAll 4 people
Energy114kcal456kcal
Protein1.2g4.8g
Carbohydrate6.2g25g
Fat10g40g
Fibre1.3g5.2g
Sugar2.1g8.4g

Cookd masalas for snapper

Method

  1. 1

    Prepare a marinade by blending the above ingredients into a fine paste.

    Mint LeavesCoriander LeavesGarlicCuminRed Chilli FlakesBanana ChilliLemon JuicePaprika PowderSaltBlack Pepper PowderSugarOlive Oil

  2. 2

    Score the fish, rub the marinade on the fish and let it rest in the refrigerator for 20 minutes.

    Snapper

  3. 3

    Heat a grill pan, add oil and grill the fish for 4 minutes on each side on a medium flame. Garnish is with coriander, lemon wedges. Serve it hot.

    Oil

Before you start

How long does Chermoula Fish Fry take?
30 minutes from start to finish. That is 10 minutes of preparation and 20 minutes of cooking.
How many people does Chermoula Fish Fry serve?
4. The ingredient quantities on this page rescale if you are cooking for a different number.
Is Chermoula Fish Fry vegetarian?
No, it contains meat or fish.
Is Chermoula Fish Fry spicy?
It is medium: 2 on our scale of 3. Chilli scales gently when you change the servings, so doubling the recipe does not double the heat.
What do I need to make Chermoula Fish Fry?
3 Snapper, ½ cup Mint Leaves, 1 cup Coriander Leaves, 30 ml Lemon Juice, 6 cloves Garlic, 2 Banana Chilli, and a few more listed on this page.
Do I need a pressure cooker for Chermoula Fish Fry?
No, it is cooked in an open pot.
How many calories are in Chermoula Fish Fry?
About 114 a serving. The full nutrition table is on this page, per serving and for the whole batch.

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